Rhomylly Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 As soon as I have a concertina with all the accidentals I will need, I plan to tackle that classic Patsy Cline/Willie Nelson jukebox fave: Crazy. How this became "our song" in my marriage, I do not know. But I'm glad it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Thorne Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Mr & Mrs Mickey MouseRedwing In the Toyshop You are my sunshine Nickelodeon Lester, At last, someone with exactly the same taste in tunes as me! I play all of those, though not as a set. Clive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Brown Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 I find hymns sound good if you ignore the words and use lots of chords, as do pompous national anthems The other day I discovered that the Russian Nation Anthem fits beautifully on a 20 button anglo. I even got the harmony part in. Some of my fondest memories of concerts are where there is an inappropriate judgstiposition of music. Purple Haze on cello (that was by the cellist from Damien Rice for any other indie rock fans out there) and a contradance version of Nirvana. Good times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Wright Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 Hello everyone! I've been distracted for a while and came to see about getting another question answered but could not resist this post. I have just started learning concertina but play classical guitar. I have had pretty good luck with the intermediate level renaissiance era guitar music sounding very well. Also I have had fun with the Wizard Of Oz music. so far "Over the rainbow"," It Really was no miracle","come out","The coroners song""ding dong the witch is dead, lolipop guild, if--brain,merry--land of,,,, All these have sounded great on my anglo. some others ,,,,all in all....a mighty fortress is our god...penny lane...casy junior,,,,feed the birds,,,its a small world,,, send in the clowns,,,Lavender blue dilly dilly,,,siamese cat song (if you fake the harmony),,,,,,,,,,zip a dee do da,,well bunches!!! with my 20 button anglo I have not had much luck with minor keyed tunes I always thought that green sleeves or el pasa condor or scarbourough fair would sound good. well you all are very nice and I wish we could all sit in my living room with our instruments of all kinds and talk about all these fun things. your friend Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 (edited) For a while, it was popular to insert TV theme music into contra dance medleys around here. One particularlly appalling example sticks in my mind: Dusty Bob to the Leave it to Beaver theme. I've also played Gilligan's Island and the Mr. Ed theme on Anglo, for dancers whose standards hopefully weren't too high.. And an open band I play with periodically stoops to playing "How Much is that Doggie in the Window" for the closing waltz, complete with howls from the band at the appropriate moments. Actually, I've played worse tunes on the concertina. Once, for a family dance, we tried to work up a danceable rendition of the "music" from the Mario and the Five Golden Coins video game.. But the fiddler said it was beneath her dignity, which may have been a genuine first. Edited February 16, 2004 by Jim Besser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stayton Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 I'm surprised no one mentioned Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven", so I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Mills Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 I love playing through the transcribed solos from Flamenco Sketches on Miles Davis's Kind of Blue. It will certainly acquaint you with the accidental row on 30 button Anglo, as well as stretch many other aspects of your single line playing. A great practice piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyBits Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 I have this old scratchy record of Reinhardt and Grapelli playing Sweet Georgia Brown. . . maybe that will be my goal for the spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Wright Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 I put popcorn in the tune-o-tron if anybody wants some~! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart estell Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 One I've been playing with the last couple of nights is "This Charming Man" by The Smiths, which fits well on a C/G if you play it in G (the original is in A). Though transferring it from guitar to anglo doesn't make playing the accompaniment any easier while singing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldpaulson Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 I put popcorn in the tune-o-tron if anybody wants some~! Oh my! That one was purged from my brain until you mentioned it. We played that in junior high band for every single pep rally. Gak! Now I'll be thinking about it all day. Or I hope not. "Rakes of Mallow" has been firmly embedded and on eternal replay this week. I was kind of hoping the same would happen with "Farewell to Whiskey," which is paired with it. ldp, humming "Rakes" louder in my head ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Booth Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 Ive worked out a set of Marty Robbins hits: El Paso is an old favorite that comes out well on anglo, which naturally leads into Big Iron and just for the hell of it, White Sport Coat and Pink Carnation to round them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldpaulson Posted February 22, 2004 Share Posted February 22, 2004 Sr. Wright: After having to listen to the MIDI of "Popcorn" for old-time's sake, I remembered the group it was credited to as being "Hot Butter." A quick online search and I have the composer for you -- Gershon Kingsley. We used to play that in band back-to-back with a really, really loud version of "25 or 6 to 4" by Chicago. Try to think of both as being played by sixth through eighth grade, largely kids beginning to play their instruments (and many playing too loud as well as poorly) in a gym filled with screaming peers and you'll have the effect : ) ldp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Root Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Several that I play around the house from time to time are: Bewitched, Polka Dots and Moonbeams, and Shoofly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy. One that I've added to our celtic jam's repertoir is Cluck Old Hen, which we had the pleasure to play with Riley Baugus in the audience the other night. I've started adding cajun tunes to my repertoir, although mainly to transfer them to fiddle if I have to read them with concertina (I'm trying to learn fiddle strictly by ear and so far it's working). -Eric Root Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Root Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Several that I play around the house from time to time are: Bewitched, Polka Dots and Moonbeams, and Shoofly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy. One that I've added to our celtic jam's repertoir is Cluck Old Hen, which we had the pleasure to play with Riley Baugus in the audience the other night. I've started adding cajun tunes to my repertoir, although mainly to transfer them to fiddle if I have to read them with concertina (I'm trying to learn fiddle strictly by ear and so far it's working). -Eric Root Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Booth Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 Try Freddy Fender's "Wasted days and Wasted Nights. Great turgid, over the top emoting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles_Mackay Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Anybody tried Neapolitan songs like Dicitencello vuje, Santa Lucia, Core 'ngrato? They sound fine to my ear as do Salut d'amour and Chanson de matin by Elgar. The Aria from Bachianas Brasileiras No 5 by Villa-Lobos (originally scored for soprano and 8 cellos) is good too. On a 'note' closer to (my) home the Scottish tunes 'The Dark Island' and 'Flower of Scotland' are also worth a go. Charles Mackay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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